Rex Ryan saw Mark Sanchez in the Jets facility today moments before meeting with reporters. He knows the quarterback, bounced from franchise player to backup to stopgap starter in the 2012, is in town for a little while and plans to meet with him soon.

Earlier in the day, Ryan watched new GM John Idzik outline a plan for the roster based heavily on competition, something he hopes will drive the team and settle all disputes. He had no doubt that would extend to Sanchez and whoever else is in town to compete with him next year (Given that it is too early for Idzik to make a determination on Darrelle Revis, it's safe to assume the same can be said about Tim Tebow).

What Ryan does know, though, is that Sanchez needs to put last year behind him. Ryan thinks there's a lot the quarterback should be excited about, namely the addition of Marty Mornhinweg and QB coach David Lee into the fold.

Video: Jets writers talk about the new Jets GMNew York Jets Star-Ledger beat writer Conor Orr along with columnist Steve Politi and beat writer Mike Vorkunov discuss the new Jets GM John Idzik after the press conference. The new GM doesn't see cap situation as a 'hindrance' and that his role as the general manager "is to provide direction and find consensus," Idzik said. "My job is to hand in the card but when I hand in the (draft) card it's going to be a Jet decision." (Video by William Perlman/The Star-Ledger)

"I believe Mark needs to erase his hard drive," Ryan said. "I think it's new, he's gotta be excited about it and the fact that he's reaching out to Jeff Garcia to get an idea about it tells you how much he wants to (succeed). Will there be competition? John mentioned, there will be competition at every spot and he's trying to get a head start."